“Natalie” Elizabeth Hawkins-Smith, 48, of Tifton passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. A visitation will be held for Natalie on Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Born April 16, 1976, in Milledgeville, Natalie was the daughter of Jane Olthoff Hawkins of Tifton and the late Edwin Harold “Hal” Hawkins, who passed away in January 2022. She was a cashier at Ponder Meats in Tifton. She loved Girls College Softball; and she was a true cat-mom. She was an avid Auburn Tiger fan and Atlanta Braves fan.
In addition to her mother, Natalie is survived by her husband, Ervin Lewis Smith of Tifton; one brother and sister-in-law, Spencer and Amy Hawkins of Tifton; an aunt, Judy Allen of Atlanta; and a niece, Ashtyn Hawkins.